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JohnGreenFan & The Walrus - The Reveal

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    #62
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Necro wrote: »
    When you thinking of round 2 JGF?

    Busy few days ahead so it'll probably be Sunday or Monday for the next round!


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    #63
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Rob Halford has a whole Christmas album I was delighted to find :)


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    #64
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    JohnGreenFan wrote: »
    In 7th place with 15 points:
    ShaneU

    Sia - Candy Cane Lane

    Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
    Have I listened to this song before? No



    Loved this, great bop potential, upbeat and cheery. I love Sia's voice so this was always going to score well - very different to her other song featured in this round! CANDAY CAAAAaaaaaaAAAANES


    Just catching up, what a song, love it


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    #65
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    JohnGreenFan wrote: »
    In 9th place with 13 points
    Irish Aris

    Train - Shake Up Christmas

    Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
    Have I listened to this song before? Yes



    I love this song! I was such a huge Train fan when they released it and I was obsessed. Not to mention it featured in the Coca-Cola ads at the time. I love his voice, and it's such a feel good tune, great for a bop around the kitchen.


    Two years ago myself and Mrs G&R were in New York and heard The Cherry Tree carol, the best version I've heard since is by Train, was very tempted to submit it here. Its a great Christmas song



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    #66
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    fixXxer wrote: »
    Rob Halford has a whole Christmas album I was delighted to find :)
    The old voice is sounding good. Can he still hit the high notes?


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    #67
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,703 ✭✭✭BandMember


    JohnGreenFan wrote: »
    In 8th place with 14 points:
    Band Member

    Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze

    Have I listened to this artist before? No
    Have I listened to this song before? No



    Wasn't sold on this on the first listen but really enjoyed it with further listens. His voice is quite comforting and the end chorus is just lovely. 'The years go by so fast, let's hope the next beats the last' stuck out for me too, with the way 2020 has gone I think we all hope next year is better!!

    Ok, so I'm in 8th place but have no idea how or why that happened! :pac: As it's my first Walrus game, can someone explain how this works, please? :o

    P.S. Yes, it's a bit of a grower of a track alright - I just wanted to pick something different to the normal saccharine manufactured happiness rubbish and the lyrics and melody are beautiful. Glad you've enjoyed it, hope others will too. Oh, and yes - let's hope that 2021 is a lot better than this year!! :D


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    #68
    ShaneU
    Registered Users Posts: 14,820 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    BandMember wrote: »
    Ok, so I'm in 8th place but have no idea how or why that happened! :pac: As it's my first Walrus game, can someone explain how this works, please? :o

    All the songs were put through the rigorous Walrus algorithm test (Walrus.exe) and your song came out as 8th best


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    #69
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    BandMember wrote: »
    Ok, so I'm in 8th place but have no idea how or why that happened! :pac: As it's my first Walrus game, can someone explain how this works, please? :o

    extensive research and time based on lyrics, music quality and a mysterioud formula known as the bop-o-meter.

    Each song will be ranked accordingly in relation to other submitted songs and are given points based on their ranking. The person with the most points at the end wins!


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    #70
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,676 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Green&Red wrote: »
    Just catching up, what a song, love it
    Just catching up too. Dear god I want to floss my ears to get that out of my head!

    It's the best
    So get dressed
    I'll impress
    Then rattle out colours in your most nasal voice
    Then try to sound like the kid from Annie and say Candy Cane Lane over and over
    Aaaggghhhhh!

    Just goes to show, different strokes for different folks :p
    To be fair, I'd never have asked for Christmas songs, this isn't my ballpark!


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    #71
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    If only this was released a few weeks earlier, I'd definitely have entered it as the Christmas Song

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZZ3ID8Lbs


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    #72
    Trigger
    Registered Users Posts: 17,538 ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    If only this was released a few weeks earlier, I'd definitely have entered it as the Christmas Song

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZZ3ID8Lbs

    Went to see them in vicar Street in January, they are excellent live.


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    #73
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Trigger wrote: »
    Went to see them in vicar Street in January, they are excellent live.

    Yeah, I've seen them live plenty, sure we used to gig a fair bit in the same venues when we were both starting out in the comedy world ; was obvious from the very early days they were gonna be huge. Even before that, I knew them from college, they were all fairly involved in the Drama Society and had seen them in loads of plays. Really sound lads as well.

    I'm just glad I never had to go up on stage after them because they're a tough act to follow. Luckily I was one of the few people who actually quite liked being up first on comedy nights and was known to be reliable for kicking things off strong, so the club promoters were happy to put me on first, I'd get my set done early and then could enjoy a few drinks without having to worry about it.


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    #74
    [Deleted User]
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    Foil, Arms and Hog are class. I'd love to go see them live (when/if live shows are a thing again) but not sure I know anyone who'd come with me, and would feel too awkward going to a comedy gig alone.


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    #75
    Trigger
    Registered Users Posts: 17,538 ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Foil, Arms and Hog are class. I'd love to go see them live (when/if live shows are a thing again) but not sure I know anyone who'd come with me, and would feel too awkward going to a comedy gig alone.

    Need to swipe right Homer!


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    #76
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Foil, Arms and Hog are class. I'd love to go see them live (when/if live shows are a thing again) but not sure I know anyone who'd come with me, and would feel too awkward going to a comedy gig alone.

    Do the people you know not like having fun and laughing or something? ;)

    Going to gigs/live performances of any kind can be great craic once you get used to doing it. It wasn't until I was travelling around the US by myself for a few months, that I was kind of forced into going to concerts, gigs, theatre, etc. on my own a lot of the time that I actually really grew to like that.

    Its great to go with friends to things as well obviously, but brilliant to be comfortable enough going to things on your own for when no one else is free, or if you randomly decide last minute to go check something out. You also start to notice when you're doing it yourself that there are plenty of people who fly solo to these things.

    I definitely recommend giving it a try, you quickly get over that feeling of awkwardness, and you get to enjoy much more things that you otherwise might have missed out on as a result.

    Hell, sometimes you even make new friends and end up having great chats with strangers (only if you feel like it of course, you don't have to talk to anyone). No one will look twice at you if you're just there on your own minding your own business either, and if they do f**k 'em, why would you give a sh*t what a random stranger thinks, you don't have to see them again.


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    #77
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    Cheers LeVar, I've gone to plenty of music gigs by myself and generally have no problem enjoying myself (with the exception of Florence + the Machine, who kept telling everyone in the crowd to hug someone and tell them you love them, at which point I went to the bar feeling sorry for myself).

    But a comedy gig feels like something you'd need someone else there for, maybe I just feel that way 'cause I haven't gone to many comedy things. I'm sure some people do go alone,it's probably all in my head.

    Trigger wrote: »
    Need to swipe right Homer!

    I am, but nobody else is. :(

    *insert Forever Alone meme here*


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    #78
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,676 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    ...a comedy gig feels like something you'd need someone else there for...
    Forum Games night out! :D


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    #79
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Cheers LeVar, I've gone to plenty of music gigs by myself and generally have no problem enjoying myself (with the exception of Florence + the Machine, who kept telling everyone in the crowd to hug someone and tell them you love them, at which point I went to the bar feeling sorry for myself).

    But a comedy gig feels like something you'd need someone else there for, maybe I just feel that way 'cause I haven't gone to many comedy things. I'm sure some people do go alone,it's probably all in my head.

    Definitely in your head. I sometimes used to gig 7 nights a week and plenty of people sitting on their own in the audience, between friends of the comedians, people scouting for talent (yeah, that's a real thing), other comedians, club promoters, and then people who come along on their tod, you'd honestly be surprised.


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    #80
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    Forum Games night out! :D

    Might be a while yet before any of us has a night out of any kind...

    I almost forget what a night out feels like...

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    #81
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,274 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Might be a while yet before any of us has a night out of any kind...

    I almost forget what a night out feels like...

    When this is all over and we go back to normal nobody's going to be going out because we'll all be agoraphobic by that stage.


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    #82
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Zaph wrote: »
    When this is all over and we go back to normal nobody's going to be going out because we'll all be agoraphobic by that stage.

    I'm already there...

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    #83
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,676 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Zaph wrote: »
    When this is all over and we go back to normal nobody's going to be going out because we'll all be agoraphobic by that stage.
    Zaph, you can just be honest and say you don't want to go out with Homer either :D


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    #84
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    I've been remembering some of my entries and thank God there are some big boppers in there.
    The words boptastic, boptacular and bopariffic spring to mind. :cool:

    JGF, if I don't do well on those ones you better leave your Bop-O-Meter in to be serviced. :pac:


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    #85
    ShaneU
    Registered Users Posts: 14,820 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Just heard this and my ears are ruined forever



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    #86
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Round 2 coming your way this evening, 8pm!

    See you all then :)


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    #87
    beakerjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 20,753 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    JohnGreenFan wrote: »
    Round 2 coming your way this evening, 8pm!

    See you all then :)

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    #88
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,340 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Just realised the Christmas song i should have submitted :D



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    #89
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Rikand wrote: »
    Just realised the Christmas song i should have submitted :D


    This would definitely have done well, really enjoyed that song on the radio this year!


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    #90
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Just under 15 minutes to kick off folks!!

    Some of my personal favourite karaoke choices here to get us started on this wild Friday night...





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    #91
    beakerjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 20,753 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Yay
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